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The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) connected Thursday ( demanded a reopening of the probe into the 2020 Hathras gangrape and decease case, citing revelations made successful a precocious released documentary, Hathras 16 Days, which it claimed exposed “systemic failures” and an alleged cover-up by the Uttar Pradesh medication and police.
Addressing a property conference, AIMC president Alka Lamba alleged that the documentary raised “serious and disturbing questions” implicit the behaviour of the police, territory medication and the State authorities during the investigation.
Recalling the case, Ms. Lamba said the Dalit unfortunate was assaulted connected September 14, 2020, and died astatine Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital connected September 29. She reiterated allegations that the victim’s assemblage was cremated by authorities successful the aboriginal hours of September 30 without the consent oregon beingness of her family.
‘Evidence compromised’
“The documentary shows that grounds was not collected for 8 days. The unfortunate was bathed and cleaned earlier aesculapian examination,” Ms. Lamba said, alleging that important forensic grounds was compromised.
She further claimed that the documentary carried statements from a gynaecologist and a erstwhile elder constabulary serviceman indicating delays and lapses successful grounds collection. “The gynaecologist believed intersexual battle had taken place, but her connection and the victim’s dying declaration were not presented earlier the court, weakening the case,” she said.
Referring to remarks attributed to erstwhile Uttar Pradesh ADGP (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar successful the documentary, Ms. Lamba said it suggested that timely aesculapian introspection and preservation of grounds could person strengthened the prosecution.
Questioning the circumstances surrounding the cremation, the Congress person asked, “At whose behest and nether whose unit was the victim’s assemblage doused with petrol successful the beingness of elder officials?”
Take action: Lamba
Claiming that 3 of the 4 accused were acquitted due to the fact that of a weakened investigation, Ms. Lamba demanded enactment against officials allegedly liable for delays and mishandling of evidence.
“The strategy failed the victim,” she said, adding that the victim’s household continued to unrecorded “under fearfulness and pressure” and deserved security, compensation and promised employment support. She besides accused the BJP authorities of failing to curb crimes against women successful Uttar Pradesh.
